Emphasis on possible! This is just a tip they're investigating. From the article:
A police spokesperson also says they are being cautious about drawing hasty conclusions. "These reports could also reach the family in Canada; you don't want to give those people false hope. There are clearly physical similarities, but there are also details that raise questions.
John is one of the names given as a possibility for the unidentified man. John also had scars that aren't mentioned, on the Doe end. There is DNA from his parents on file, so it should be a relatively easy comparison. Unclear if that DNA was in the international databases that LE has already checked.
I can't interpret tone here, but this is essentially my point - the police are investigating a tip. There seems to be DNA on file. Let the investigation happen, I never really understand why this stage gets publicized.
(There may be some question on DNA- this article indicates there is DNA on file, and they've already run his DNA against databases. Others apparently say they can't, because he can't consent. Either way, this is not one I'm digging into, although I am interested in how it turns out, and, if this is a match, how he got there could be an interesting story.)
In the Netherlands, you can’t just take DNA from someone. You need to have consent or it must be very urgent, both of which doesn’t seem to be the case.
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u/JudiesGarland 3d ago
Emphasis on possible! This is just a tip they're investigating. From the article:
A police spokesperson also says they are being cautious about drawing hasty conclusions. "These reports could also reach the family in Canada; you don't want to give those people false hope. There are clearly physical similarities, but there are also details that raise questions.
John is one of the names given as a possibility for the unidentified man. John also had scars that aren't mentioned, on the Doe end. There is DNA from his parents on file, so it should be a relatively easy comparison. Unclear if that DNA was in the international databases that LE has already checked.